Dr. Brian Shaffer, LCMHC, LCPC
Michigan · 20 years in practice
Dr. Brian Shaffer is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor and a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor with two decades of clinical work.
License and registration
- LPC, Michigan
- 6401018488 · expires July 2027
- LCPC, Nevada
- CP3204-R · expires January 2028
- LCMHC, New Hampshire
- 3306 · expires June 2028
- LPC, Pennsylvania
- PC015782 · expires February 2027
- NPI
- 1255857439 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 20
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Brian
Dr. Brian Shaffer is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor and a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor with two decades of clinical work. He centers his practice on helping people facing addiction, grief, anxiety, depression, and major life transitions.
He uses a person-centered stance and draws on a mix of therapeutic approaches to match each person’s needs. He focuses on recovery from substance problems and on processing past traumatic experiences that shape current symptoms.
Background and approach
He also helps people handle relationship and intimacy concerns, body image and sexual issues, and career or caregiving stress. He pays attention to spiritual beliefs when clients want that included in care. Dr.
Shaffer blends practical tools with conversations about meaning, values, and attachment patterns. He commonly uses techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy to build coping skills and reduce unhelpful thinking. He also uses attachment-based ideas to strengthen how people relate to others.
Clients can expect straightforward sessions that aim to clarify goals, reduce distress, and support recovery. He works with a broad range of concerns including trauma, grief, eating and anger issues, ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, and compassion fatigue. With 20 years of experience, he brings steady guidance and a focus on real-world change.
Dr. Shaffer practices in Pennsylvania and offers services in English. He accepts international clients and provides care remotely through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Brian lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Grief
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Brian names
- Existential Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Therapeutic approaches and how they fit online
Existential Therapy looks at meaning, choice, and how people face life’s limits. It helps when someone is wrestling with purpose, major change, or feeling stuck. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on values and small steps toward a meaningful life while teaching ways to notice and move through painful thoughts. Attachment-Based Therapy examines early relationship patterns and how they shape current connections, which can help with intimacy, communication, and trust.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, personal values, and what feels most useful. Together they decide whether to emphasize meaning-focused conversation, skill-building from ACT and CBT, or attachment-focused work based on the client’s needs and preferences.
Online therapy offers flexibility that fits busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging make it possible to receive support between sessions or use a format that feels less formal. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care across changes in schedule or location.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Dr. Shaffer address?
He helps people with stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, and many other concerns listed in his profile.
What is his therapeutic style like?
He uses a person-centered approach and combines practical techniques with conversations about meaning and values. Sessions tend to focus on goals, coping strategies, and processing past experiences.
How much clinical experience does he bring?
He has 20 years of clinical experience working in mental health, addiction, trauma, grief, and spiritual care.
What credentials and location are listed?
He is credentialed as LCMHC and LCPC and is based in Pennsylvania with licensure noted for NH LCMHC and NV LCPC.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.
Which session formats are available?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin working with him?
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